Convention of London (1840)

July 15, 1840 · London

Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia agreed to support the Ottoman Sultan against Muhammad Ali of Egypt. France was left out, which caused the Oriental Crisis of 1840.

On the map Contemporaries

Key people

Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston signatory for Britain

Participants

United Kingdom
Austrian Empire
Kingdom of Prussia
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire

Also involved 1

Muhammad Ali of Egypt Egyptian ruler forced to accept its terms